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No. 162.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST JULY, 1877.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
The following Return of Births and Deaths for the 2nd Quarter ending 30th June, 1877, received from the Registrar General's Office, is published for general information.
By Command,
CECIL C. SMITH, Acting Colonial Secretary,
Coal Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 18th July, 1877.
RETURNS of BIRTHS and DEATHS for the 2nd Quarter of 1877, ending 30th June.
DISTRICTS.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN COMMUNITY,
CHINESE.
DEATHS. BRITISH & FOREIGN COMMUNITY.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
BIRTHS.
DEATHS.
Boys. Girls. Males. Females.
Boys. Girls.
Males. Females.
British & Foreign,..11
Victoria,
14
13
21
142
135
338
356
Portuguese,
Kow-loon,
28
25
Indian, &c.,.
2
Sháu kí Wáng
18
11
19
11
Non-Residents,
8
Aberdeen,
3
Stanley,
1
1
6
TOTAL,.......
TOTAL,...
14
13
21
7
168
154
395
401
GRAND TOTAL,
ANNUAL DEATH-RATE. PER1,000 FOR 2NDQUARTER OF
1873.
1874.
1875.
1876.
1877.
Whole Population,...........
3.68
Births,..... 349 British & Foreign Community,
12.47
Deaths, 824
Do. deducting non-Residents, Chinese,
10.21
24.46
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 16th July, 1877.
H. E. WODEHOUSE,
Acting Registrar General.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
The attention of owners, agents, and charterers of steamers is drawn to the provisions of The Post Office Ordinance, 1876, which comes into force on the 23rd instant.
Under the old Ordinance no notice was required of the departure of a vcs el if not advertised, nor of departure for Canton or Macao. Notice is now required of any departure, though with regard to sailing ships, the old rule will practically remain in force, that notice need not be sent unless asked for.
Section XXV requires that the first notice be sent to the Post Office.
In the case of steamers plying regularly or on fixed days, notice of any change in the day or hour will be sufficient.
Stamped correspondence may still be sent on board any vessel after the Mail is closed at the Pos
Office.
The Postmaster General ́es this opportunity of calling the attention of firms to the fact th any such words as Despatches will close at 11 A.M., added to the advertisement of a vessel are illeg: Consignees' letters are exempted by law from passing through the Post Office, but no person is allow to make a collection of such letters for transmission under a penalty of £100 per week during whi the practice is continued.
General Post Office, Hongkong 19th July, 1877.
ALFRED LISTER,
Postmaster Gene